Bernie was a wonderful man and a dearly loved friend. He played with Pete Seeger, I think opened for him on occasion. He was highly intelligent, perpetually curious, gentle, thoughtful, and beloved by most who knew him. He was one of the few faculty at Penn State who did not hold a doctoral degree. In fact, I'm not sure he held an advanced degree at all, only stood on the merits of his work, which were considerable. If memory serves me, he was an early contributer to the Rolling Stone magazine. Thank you for keeping his music alive. He would be so pleased.